| Show N r J i WHITEROCKS HATCHERY was built in 1922 with the aid of members of the Vernal Gun and Rifle Club as it was known then Fish and Game Commissioner D H Mad Mad- Madsen sen was persuaded by the club that a nee need d fora for a hatchery existed in the Uintah Basin Construction took six weeks week's beginning in i n August and the hatchery was to receive its first eggs in December Included in the carpenter crews building one of the four fish fishponds fishponds ponds are far right Frank Hatch Ed Oaks and far left Bus Hatch nw YM r rr r tt v j i iQ ir iiI Q r I iI i k kr r j w l i yM is W 1 A Nh 4 et etA L ida T DECEMBER OPENING of the White Whiterocks rocks Fish Hatchery in 1922 saw Forester Glen lam lam- lambert Lam bert left Jerry Hatch 3rd from left Lyn Lynn n Strong and Henry Sr present for the occasion Eggs for the hatchery were e spawned at Fish lake in Sevier county were developed for 25 days at Springville and Murray hatcheries then brought to the Whiterocks hatchery Gun and Rifle Club Initiated Fish Hatchery The annual meeting of the Vernal Rod and Gun Club will mark 6 66 years of service by that group to wildlife and conn con con- conservation interests of the county and state tate ONE SUCH contribution by bythe bythe the sportsmans club was brought to light this we weak k by outgoing president Jack Allred who uncovered photographs of the White Whiterocks rocks Fish ry construction in August 1922 An article in the August 25 1922 e of the Vernal Ex Ex- Ex Express press credited the Vernal Gun and Rifle club and the Commercial club as largely responsible for the bringing of ofa ofa a hatchery to our section through solicitations of the clubs Mr l Madsen l Fish Game commissioner promised us a hatchery MR MADSEN selected the hatchery site with the aid of Superintendent A II Kneale of 01 the Indian Agency at Ft Ft Duch erne esne John Cox head carpenter for the Fish and Game Depart meat ment headed the construction crews A spring at the site yielded 11 second feet of water Initial plans for the hatchery listed four fish ponds to rear three million Eastern brook trout per year THE FISH and Game Com Com- Commissioner missioner wrote the Vernal Rod and Rifle lUne Club L if H Allan president the following letter lettel of appreciation seeking continued cooperation for better fishing and hunting Dear Sir I wish to thank you and the club as wen well wenas as other residents of the Uintah Basin and especially Supt A II 11 Kneale an and Mr l Charles of the US Indian Field Service and all others who have given us valuable assistance to complete the hatchery at White White- Whiterocks rocks in record time The fact that we were able to complete a building such as the hatchery at White Whiterocks rocks in six weeks working time at a point so Is from materials and sup a t kd r rt Y A Q j 3 d P v vi i f 4 d t d Al t 1 R y ys a M nw s se sea a ej tr tY fAA fAA- e u h w Yr RECORD BUFFALO taken in So Dakota will be seen in Larry Jones new film The Untamed Land coming to Vernal in Uintah High Schools School's School s auditorium Tuesday Feb 6 Plies would seem to indicate that the men in ch charge of the lie work are competent and that they had the support of the local community MR MADSEN urged the sportsmens sportsmen's continued ce cc The sportsmans lions must come to our assist ance If we are to expend our funds for enforcing the game laws it will not be pos pos- possible pos Bible sible for us to continue the work of building hatcheries and stocking our streams and fields with fish and game If the sportsmen will obey the laws and see to it that others do the same there is ample money received from the sale of licenses to continue our work indefinitely without one dollar of expense to the taxpayers of the state |
